[Distribution of dracunculiasis in Mali. A survey of the Cyclops habitat (author's transl)].

Med Trop (Mars), 1979/9-1979/10;39(5):545-8.

Ranque P, Degoga IS, Tounkara A, Balique H, Quilici M

PMID: 160970

Abstract
The authors report the distribution and the incidence of dracunculiasis in the seven administrative regions of Mali. They describe the various types of Cyclops habitat and the seasonal variations in transmission. They discuss the resulting effects of dryness and rural water development on this endemic parasitic disease.
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